DRIVING THE TRANSFORMATION

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“Identifying and exploiting trends, and at the same time establishing new standards too.”

Entrepreneurship is in our blood. We know the business, so it’s only natural that this is one of our main focal areas. We look to acquire strategic holdings and seek to make long-term investments. We focus primarily on interests in medium-sized enterprises. We have sufficient business experience in this area to strategically elevate companies to a higher level.

Sustainably grow companies.
When we invest in a business, we adopt the role of active partners. We work closely with the management team. We do not interfere with the day-to-day running of the business, but assist the management as “sparring partners” with important matters such as strategic direction, sales, controlling and financing. As an entrepreneur/investor, our purpose is to support the company in which we invest with its development on a long-term basis. We want to achieve a sustainable increase in value through growth and strategic improvements. As a family office, we are in a position to invest flexibly and over the long term. As a rule, we look for companies with a technological advantage, clearly defined core competencies, a convincing business model, strong growth potential and a realistic chance of becoming a market leader in their field. Our investments extend across a range of different sectors, including healthcare, technology, consumption and industry, as well as across the most economically important regions of the world. When it comes to our current direct and indirect holdings, we have specifically diversified our investment, taking smaller interests in several companies at home and abroad, and consciously leave the active management of the business to our partners. We support them with our business acumen in situations where they find themselves facing fundamental strategic challenges.

Projects

Venture
| 18. November 2022
Successful shareholdings
Over the past three years, WIRTGEN INVEST Venture GmbH has invested heavily in growing and established companies. It has entered into a total of no fewer than 700...
Venture
| 03. May 2021
WIRTGEN INVEST acquires shares in Alstria Office REIT AG
WIRTGEN INVEST has acquired a package of shares in Alstria Office REIT...
Venture
| 03. May 2021
WIRTGEN INVEST becomes the third-largest investor in Indus Holding AG
Indus Holding ranks among the leading specialists for sustainable shareholdings in the German-speaking SME...
Venture
| 31. March 2021
WIRTGEN INVEST is investing in infrastructure expansion
US President Joe Biden’s planned infrastructure package has generated great interest by investors and the media in the rising need for infrastructure refurbishment and...
Venture
| 25. June 2020
Framework agreement signed with strategic partner for corporate investments
In a multi-stage selection process, WIRTGEN INVEST has found a strategic partner for its global venture capital...
Venture
| 25. June 2020
Strategic investments in European SMEs in this time of crisis
Since mid-March, WIRTGEN INVEST has made investments in a portfolio of nine medium-sized European...
Venture
| 08. October 2019
A long-term investment in Chinese market leaders
In addition to its activities in the European and US-American markets as part of its internationalisation strategy, WIRTGEN INVEST has now invested for the first time in Chinese...
Venture
| 12. December 2018
Promising holdings in successful businesses
WIRTGEN INVEST looks back on a successful first year. When it comes to our current direct and indirect holdings, our investments were specifically diversified across smaller interests in...